About r/interesting
In its own words:
A place to share something that the masses would find very interesting.
The community was created on May 29, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 27,554 subscribers (+1.28%). Among the 7 communities on our interesting facts list it is number 6 by size.
What sets r/interesting apart
Compared with other large communities, r/interesting leans heavily on videos (56% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 7%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 40.1 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 16.2. For its size it is unusually busy: about 39.5 new posts a day per million members, more than 96% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 4.24% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 100% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/interesting went up from 2,084,629 to 2,172,964 subscribers (+88.3K, +4.24%). That is about 2,208 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/interesting talks about
We read the titles of 607 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “man”, “baby”, “world”, “born” and “real”. Other frequent themes are earth, car, life, won, actually and found. Recurring phrases include “facial hair”, “newborn baby”, “wolf began” and “began playfully”. By format, 56% are videos, 25% are images and 8% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Just Wow (156), NATURE (90), SOCIETY (61), MISC. (54), SCIENCE & TECH (48), Amazing (37).
Activity and best time to post
r/interesting gets about 86 new posts a day. The public archive holds 112,606 posts and 4,520,484 comments in total, about 40.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (94 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (76). Posting peaks around 10:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/interesting
The moderators of r/interesting list 9 rules. In short:
- Posts Must be Interesting
- Use Correct Flair
- Use Descriptive Titles
- No Misleading Content or Misinformation
- No Reposts
- Act Civil
- Mark NSFW Content
- No Spam / Self-Promotion
- No Agenda Pushing
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/interesting and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/interesting have?
r/interesting has 2,172,964 subscribers, which makes it the #512 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 88,335 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/interesting created?
r/interesting was created on May 29, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/interesting still active?
Yes. r/interesting gets about 86 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 112,606 posts and 4,520,484 comments. In a sample of 607 recent posts we counted 392 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/interesting?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 10:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/interesting?
The community describes itself as: “A place to share something that the masses would find very interesting.” Recent post titles often mention man, baby, world, born and real. Most posts are videos (56%).
Is r/interesting SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/interesting as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/interesting?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/interesting accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Posts Must be Interesting”; “Use Correct Flair”; “Use Descriptive Titles”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/interesting?
Communities with similar topics include r/interestingasfuck (16.9M), r/Damnthatsinteresting (20.6M), r/mildlyinteresting (25.4M), r/todayilearned (41.7M) and r/theydidthemath (2.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/interesting.